HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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worked only with granite
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only painted religious topics
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refused to take payments from wealthy patrons
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used light, shadow and perspective in their paintings
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Detailed explanation-1: -The biggest difference between Renaissance art and Medieval art was the focus on artistic realism. Famous artists like Da Vinci and Michelangelo developed the use of depth and perspective drawing. The idea of foreshortening was also discovered here.
Detailed explanation-2: -Renaissance art also reflects humanism. While medieval art was meant to teach a lesson, perhaps a bible story, Renaissance art glorified the humanity of the individuals being portrayed. Medieval statues tended to be of unnatural-looking saints. In contrast, Michelangelo’s David appears lifelike.
Detailed explanation-3: -Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) used linear perspective when he created the sketch for his unfinished painting The Adoration of the Magi, which had been commissioned by Augustinian monks in Florence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Desiring to fascinate patrons Renaissance artist were greatly concerned with painting realistic scenes and linear perspective was the method they found to portray space and depth in art; this technique helped make their art all the more captivating.
Detailed explanation-5: -While the northern school of artists used light and shade to increase tone of colour, the Florentine and Roman school of painters used it to assign realism and enhance plasticity of figures and objects, further delineating shapes and sizes.